I have had a Nikon D7100 for several years. I got it for one reason, the crop factor. I normally work in full frame, but it is nice to have the crop factor turn my 600mm f/4 ED IF AIS Nikkor into a 900mm f/4 ED IF AIS Nikkor. Although I have little gripes with the D7100, with the exception of its very small buffer capacity, I got a D500 about 4 months ago and I hate to say it, the D7100 is collecting dust in one of my 4 camera bags. The D500 gets almost as much use as my D850 now.
Scott Murphy: Yes, I think the D500 is the best "semi-pro" camera available at the present time......its basically a mini-D5 without the price-tag of it's "Big Brother".
Great video I always look forward to the reviews from TCS. If I may give feedback on one point. The price at $1999 is not expensive at all when compared to my older D300 purchased in 2007 for $1799. Also in order to get the D300 to shoot just 8 fps you had to buy a battery grip for $350 a battery from the D3 $150 and a special door $60. That's over $2300 9 years ago. Convert that to today's money and your closer to $3000. Every reviewer complains about the price? Honestly I think there are many D300 and D300s users that would consider the price a non issue. Availability now that's an issue. I was able to find a camera store where I live in Hawaii that had 1. So I purchased it. BTW that's actually 2 things that are now rare in Hawaii. A camera store and a D500
went to a animal reservation here in denmark in may of 2013!I borrowed the 300mm f2.8 for 5 days and dang it nearly broke my crappy back from carrying it from 7 in the morning till 17 pm!amazing piece of glass but not fun to carry around with it strapped to a heavy Manfrotto tripod!
What is worse is how these arrogant, smug, reviewers wander around hand-holding a new expensive camera with no straps attached, or anything to stop it hitting the ground if they drop it.
Fantastic and thorough review. I absolutely LOVE my 300mm f/4 PF VR, I'm surprised it's not more popular. One of my favorite telephoto lenses; it's sharp and incredibly small and great for handling. This thing makes images just as sharp as the 300mm f/2.8 VRII, awesome little lens for outdoor sports and wildlife!
SLR are old technology. cos before that camera were range finder. where you see at one hole and take picture from another hole. So you got parallax error. To correct that SLR was born. Now the new system is mirrorless. where you can completely eliminate mirror slap vibration. If you stuck with SLR lenses than you are sure to buy another SLR camera.
Why do D750 and D500 cost the same? Here is why...I’m not choosing one camera over another but I would like to explain why you may want the D500 over the D750: 1. The D500 is built little better. (More magnesium and weather sealing, [not positive about WS])-Very important to me. Built more like a pro camera. 2. Some people say the ISO and dynamic rang are better on the D500. If not it is so close it’s not even worth comparing. 3. D500 has much larger buffer 4. D500 10 fps D750 6.5 fps 5. D500 better auto focus system, same as D5 D500 = 25. 72, 153 D750 = 9, 21, 51 6. D500 supports radio signal flash trigger system (another very big advantage) 7.D500 has faster shutter speed *1/8000* v/s D750 *1/4000* (this is very big advantage also) 8. D500 SD + XQD compatible 9. D500 has pro button layout. Some people say “so what?” but I had the D300 and once you get used to it, it is really nice. Those people probably aren’t pros. 10. D500 is only DSLR that shoots 4K 11. D500 has higher resolution monitor - twice as good 12. D500 More battery options EN-EL 18 or 15 13. D500 has more movie playback options 14. D500 viewfinder is 1.0x v/s D750 .7x 15. D500 has touch screen 16. 4mp difference is no difference 17. Sigma makes 18-35 1.8, 50-100 1.8, to get full frame like bokeh on D500 18. D500 has bluetooth *and* WiFi Feel free to add to this list, I can’t think of anything else. To me the D500 should probably cast more. Don’t tell Nikon though!
+Russell Stubbs Lots of good reasons to buy it if you were looking to upgrade now and they cost the same. However, in Canada the D500 is nearly 3k while I got a new D750 for $2000 months ago. Unfortunately they're not at all in the same price range, but another advantage for the D500 is most lenses cost a lot less than their FF equivalent.
@chris honestly I've always thought your photography in these videos has always been amazing but lately every time you guys make a new video your photography jumps leaps and bounds! keep it up!
These reviews are really top-notch. I enjoy watching Chris on camera, very clear and easy to listen too. The video quality is great too. I have zero interest in video, but love listening to Jordan talk video features. Keep it up guys!
Love your reviews! However, as a D5 owner I can tell you that the AF Auto Fine Tune is wildly inconsistent and should really just be used as a general guide when you do more in depth calibration later. On a tripod, same target, broad daylight, I was getting ranges from -3 to +20. It was better with primes, but with zooms (even at the same focal length) it's practically useless.
Nice review, but seems a bit rushed and incomplete.. Hope for a nice follow-up with more information and tests worthy of a high priced flagship camera. Maybe others can reply and add comment on what they like to see in the follow-up? for me I would like to see 1) comparisons at ISO 12800 with D810 and D750,D7200,7DM2,A6300 2) 200-500, 300PF wildlife sport, 3) 50-100, Portrait 4) Lowlight Machine gun mode :-) 5) ISO100 vs D7200,D810,D5,D4S, 6)"SlapBitch" :-) 7) usage with 16-80 vs 18-140 8) others ?
D500 + 300mm f4 pf is an amazing fast moving wildlife package. Especially with how far you can push that cameras ISO and maintain fast Shutter despite the aperture
A question 4 u is it limited 2 record more than 30 minutes in total or is it limited to record 30 minutes at a time ? 4 example i wanted 2 record 3 hours of footage how will i have to do it ????
nikon is pushing 16-80 zoom kit with D500, but at $1100 US, it seems like a very expensive glorified kit lens, i can't find any of the elite D500 reviews addressing this zoom kit, fyi i had a horrible experience with 18-140 kit zoom with D7000, D7000 has served me well but 18-140 imo absolutely horrible lens
Both Nikon and Canon do not take their APS-C bodies seriously. That´s why they do not provide high end lenses for the format. The D 500 is a niche product for dedicated wildlife and sports shooters who desperately want the crop factor to enlarge their focal length.
+DirectTech22 It's an awesome lens, the image quality is up there with the 300 2.8 VRII and in some ways it's better (absolutely zero CA!). The small size is amazing for long days of shooting.
+Michael Foley The 300mm F4 D AF-S is in my shopping list though, i just cannot possibly afford the new VR version since I'm just a high school student. Can't wait to get it!
DirectTech22 The 300 f/4D is still an awesome lens, great optics for the money. I found the extra money totally worth it for the VR, smaller size and better focusing, but the D version is absolutely awesome for the money.
Always wanted a nikon D500 eversince I got into photography with my dad's D80 and a W100 (but i sold this since I couldn't tinker the way I wanted). I hadn't thought about cameras in quite some time cause I would have to save my allowance money for too long, which I would have probably started working at that point, so I just forgot about it at some point. Recently I got the opportunity to recieve a reward from my college (which was quite the surprise for me) and I've been looking into cameras again. First I took a look at Sony RX100 3 4, 5 or 5A, because I thought the portability would be much better for me. But one of the things I liked about taking photos was the bokeh, so I took a look at the Sony a6000 then Fuji XT30, XT3, then I suddenly remembered the D500, it's a little cheaper than the XT3 (which makes sense since it is older). So this would be the pinnacle of APS-C DSLR, buut, then I remembered I wanted to do Video aswell, so maybe if I got more money then I'd probably get this sometime else.
Great review Chris. Thanks for the image samples too. The low light performance is really impressive as is the sharpness. Already have a 750 which I really like and a 7100 but will be purchasing another Nikon soon. Not sure if there is a new 810 update which will have similar performance with a larger FF sensor. Regardless, for 2 grand US, it's a hell of a camera and using FF lenses works just fine. I saw some images shot with a Nikon 20 1.8 and they were amazing. Thanks again for the review.
Excellent review ! I have a D7000, and I don't know if I should upgrade to a D750 or a D500. Is the D750 a good camera for video too ? Besides the 4K argument, what would I be missing video-wise compared to the D500 ? This is a tough one for me !!
+mistervannes I'm in the same boat with my D7000 wanting to upgrade. I really wish the D750 shot 4K, I almost want to wait for a D820 or D760 with better video capability.
@5:52 "IS" is horrible. check out the IS from 4/3 OLY em-1. It will blow the videos guys away !! nice review by the way. Lots of green and open space in Canada, @ 14:20, is that the purple fringe on tree tops? . Still IS sucks !!
WHY YOUR CAMERA STORE HAS THAT D500 FOR OVER $2000 HOW THAT HAPPENED DID YOU GUYS CHANGE THE SENSOR TO A FULL FRAME SENSOR 😂🤣 I CHECKED OUT YOUR WEBSITE I'M LIKE-->😰😢😖🙁☹
Would you recommend the D500 body over the D7500? I have the D7500 body bought it sight unseen, but it doesn't feel the same as the D7200? Probably need to save up doe a D500 or a D750!
Hi , I own D800 camera I guess there is some focus issue , Iam bit confuse between D810 and D750 , I'm hobbyist and not pro, pls help , which body to go with.
If i want to do Landscape, animals and macro. Is the D500 good or should i go for more mega pixels like a Sony a7R II ? Please help i am at war with my self about this desicion.
Great video, as usual. However, you said that, 17-55mm is "old". what do you mean by that, because being "old" does not necessarily mean that it is inferior to newer ones (especially when it comes to lenses).
Philip Fletcher I also have one. it has very fast and silent autofocus, is built like a tank and renders beautifully. thats why I asked the reviewer this question :)
The AF-fine tune function is a small step in the right direction but it's still sloppy by Nikon. What about varying subject distances? That changes the optimal value for fine tune. It should be able to store a close, mid and far value for primes which believe me will be different, and for zooms settings for each focal length. With the computer power on these camera's these days and software ability anything less is just lazy. One value for each lens? This is 2016, time to step it up Nikon...
The gap between your gear reviews and the others available on TH-cam just keeps getting wider. This is a great body for stills and the micro adjust feature is pretty genius. The video from it is pretty lackluster and the VR feature is just terrible.
+terry breedlove No, There is no point here either. The camera is fast enough to handle those 20mp files. And the focus points are already spread out till the edges. The D7100/7200 had a crop mode to boost the framerate increase buffer and get better AF point coverage. While still having enough pixels to work with. The D500 doesn't need that compromise.
see the photos you can take with this camera on my dolphin and whale page! th-cam.com/play/PLA45fxBGe8QSDQ4JVN0fmiYdYWdtDLBAa.html. Comment on your favorite photo!
Why oh why did they have to make the two card slot format different, at least make it two models like the D5. Sony lenses zoom the same direction as Nikon but they're focus ring is not?
Bought it for my wife to replace my aging D300. WE love it. I have the D750 and love that too. Thanks for reminding me that the D500 has the auto AF calibration. I need to get right on that with her Sigma 150-500 .
I have D850 , i am thinking of either buying the grip to make it 9fps, or buy a d500 and have 10 fps and a back up camera , what do you think is better choice?
Okay I just watched this again and you did mention its one of the best focus systems on the market. So I was wrong about the previous comment. I will say one thing however... don.t spend $2000 on a pro body like this one that is fully weather sealed and built like a tank then leave off the hot shoe cover that comes with the camera. Water will enter straight into that electronic interface. Leave the hot shoe cover on when ever you do not have something else mounted on it. You completely defeat the weather sealing carrying your camera with the hot shoe exposed like it is in this video.
Love my D500. If the D5 Is Godzilla, then the D500 is the son of Godzilla. awesome low light, lightning fast, started 4 year ago with a D3100..then D7000....then D7100. This is THE DX camera.....
I'm leaning toward the D500 for myself and the D7200 for my wife, what 3 or 4 lens do you recommend. Here is what we are thinking about Nikon zoom 17-55 f2.8 DX G ED, Nikon zoom 200-500 f5.6 ED AR, Nikon zoom 24-70 f2.8 G and the Tokina AT-X PRO D 100 f2.8 macro.
Nikon basically did what a lot people wanted Panasonic to do. Put a 20+MP APS-C - how about naming it Super4/3 for a Super35-sized sensor? - and using a 2x crop for normal Micro4/3 lenses but starting a new line up for APS-C sensor "Super4/3" cameras. If the LS300 has proven the Micro4/3 mount can take APS-C lenses and a Super 35 sensor, it could be a next step - like Sony did, started with APS-C and moved up to FF, except Micro4/3 has plenty of lenses. Sure, Panasonic doesn't seem to have balls to do that, heck, they don't seem to be even considering lowering the MP count to build upon GH4's biggest knock - noise and low light. But they could at least do it for a FS5 competitor, a Panasonic version of the LS300, Panasonic can't deny that it does make sense if it's for video. Although I don't get why can't Panasonic use the GH like Sony does with the A7s and use the GX like they do with the A7r. Panasonic already stepped up the GX line up with weather sealing and a bigger body, this way the GH doesn't need to fill photography needs of more MP, most people buy the GH for video anyway. That way, GX=higher MP count and GH=just enough for 4K without extra crop, maybe even 4K for 1.86x crop of the GH1/2. I know Panasonic doesn't have the same firepower as Sony and using, developing or buying different sensors means extra cost when compared to a single sensor for the whole line up basically, but if you are not bold enough in situations like that how do you expect to fight back. GH5 rumors about more MP rather than less makes me wonder if the GH5 will have at least 1 stop improvement in low light and OVERALL less noise.
WOW. Finally, an ISO for ISO comparison between the D500 and D750. I shoot low light action mainly roller derby and I'm consistently hang around 4000-6400 ISO. The D500 is amazing and keeps increasing the distance between Nikon and Canon bodies. As a D750 owner I'm happy the FF edges out the D500 in low light image quality. Not to take anything away from the D500 because that means it's most likely better than D810, 5DM3 etc..... Talking low light here. As with one of your other comments previously... The new technology really opens the door for what we can expect for a D810 and D750 successor.... Thank you TCS your reviews are awesome.
No fast recall modes for different camera setting; the D500 still uses Nikon's awful settings banks that take too long to select and don't recall all we need, like AF settings, anyway. The D7200, D610 and D750 are much better here. ● No built-in flash. ● No GPS. ● No auto brightness control for the LCD. ● No lock on power switch; easy to knock on or off by accident and miss shots. ● Only 20.5 MP (5,568 x 3,712 pixels native); even a D3200 has slightly higher resolution. ● Still no sane replacement of Nikon's idiotic Custom Settings Banks.
Good review.......would have like to see how it meshed with the (mentioned) Nikor 200-500mm lens, this camera is all (mostly) about out and out sports/nature, bird/sportsters were "hanging" on the results of this pair!........and it dropped off the board..........sharpness??.....AF? .....perhaps a separate review of the Nikor 200-500mm? For some reason no-one has reviewed the lens yet....go figure!
just wondering, on nikon d500 body would you consider the nikon 24-120 f4G ED VR or the nikon 17-55 f2.8G IF ED ? Are those mm on wide and telephoto good to have ? Maybe is better to consider a smaller focal range and buy a 2nd lens ? What can you recommend ? Cheers !
Guys, I'm in the market for a new camera now and my shortlist is the D500 and the Fuji X-T2. I shoot studio portraits, landscapes and sports. Which camera would you recommend,? Seeing as both are now about 18 months old, is there another option I should be looking at? Alternatively, should I wait and see what the Canon 7dmk3 or Nikon D760 will be like when they reportedly arrive in the first half of 2018?
D500 too late in the game for me as I already sold all my DX lenses (17-55, Toki 11-16 etc..). Got tired of waiting and just jumped straight to D810. Couldn't be happier! Still thinking of getting the D750 as my 2nd body ;)
I still wonder, which one will be better? Nikon d500 or nikon d7200+Sony a6300+zoom h5? As in our region, the combo costs same as one nikon d500. I wanna use it for landscape, concert, timelapse, documentary and occasionally birds and wildlife.
Great review Chris & Jordan. You mentioned the Sigma 50-100 f/1.8 Art Lens, are you planning to review that soon? Hopefully on Canon's 7DII & 80D as well as the Nikon's D500 &D7200.
I'd really like to hear/see a current pick or range of picks for videography from you guys (well obviously not Chris :P ), I'm currently looking to get a camera to build a shooting and editing portfolio and picking a dslr/mirrorless camera that can do great high quality (1080p 60p+) video in a .. lets vaguely say prosumer budget is proving very exhausting and well..picky..
btw while ive picked up a good bit from watching your videos..in terms of what i imagine alot of your viewers are..im pretty newb ish..my knowledge has largely been in editing, and im picking up shooting so i can build my portfolio quicker
I'm about to get this camera but I'm really stuck with the glass (16-80 kit) Dom loves it, angry photographer says it sucks and it's better to get the (17-55 2.8) can anyone help?
Talking about how close the sensor is, with regard to low light performance, on this APS-C sensor camera vs the D750 it's probably also worth mentioning that for the cost of just a D500 you can almost buy a D750 with it's 24-120 F4 kit lens ....
The Nikon D7200 is the little brother to the Nikon D500 and is a wonderful camera. Of course the D500 is Nikon APS-C flagship camera now and from this video here and others like it, there is not much difference in the low-light photography area when it comes to a high-performance APS-C camera like the D500 and a full-frame camera. At the end of the day, it just boils down to what type of photography that you want to do.
Saw your little easter egg gem at 8:00min on the D500 about AF lens calibration using the AF & Live View Record button (in live mode) for fine-tuning different lens on this body. Great! Where and how did you discover this? Not in the manual? Thanks for this video!
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Nikon doesn't focus opposite of everyone else; everyone else focuses opposite of Nikon. Nikon was first, the oldest.
10 years ago when i get my new canon 20D i think why in hell don't they make the buttons light up at night??? .....can't believe its taken this long
Four years ago the D4 was announced with illuminated buttons and yes, those are really convenient.
The Nikon D500 is at a decent price in 2020
I have had a Nikon D7100 for several years. I got it for one reason, the crop factor. I normally work in full frame, but it is nice to have the crop factor turn my 600mm f/4 ED IF AIS Nikkor into a 900mm f/4 ED IF AIS Nikkor. Although I have little gripes with the D7100, with the exception of its very small buffer capacity, I got a D500 about 4 months ago and I hate to say it, the D7100 is collecting dust in one of my 4 camera bags. The D500 gets almost as much use as my D850 now.
Scott Murphy: Yes, I think the D500 is the best "semi-pro" camera available at the present time......its basically a mini-D5 without the price-tag of it's "Big Brother".
I am still shooting the D500, and it is still a better camera than I am a shooter.
Great video I always look forward to the reviews from TCS. If I may give feedback on one point. The price at $1999 is not expensive at all when compared to my older D300 purchased in 2007 for $1799. Also in order to get the D300 to shoot just 8 fps you had to buy a battery grip for $350 a battery from the D3 $150 and a special door $60. That's over $2300 9 years ago. Convert that to today's money and your closer to $3000. Every reviewer complains about the price? Honestly I think there are many D300 and D300s users that would consider the price a non issue. Availability now that's an issue. I was able to find a camera store where I live in Hawaii that had 1. So I purchased it. BTW that's actually 2 things that are now rare in Hawaii. A camera store and a D500
Not to nitpick, but its pronounce Nee-kohn; phonetic basically as many foreign languages; nice review
D500 is amazing. The only sad thing is Nikon don't provide series of F2.8 Ultrawide to Standard zoom lens options for DX.
Sigma 18-35 1.8 would be a good sub
+Thomas Needham good choice, but with crop factor that does equal 27mm - 52mm. not exactly ultrawide.
no no sigma nikon needs to do the right thing make more dx lenses in general 😬😤
Cwyeung then get the 8-15 full frame lens, works as well if not better on d500
went to a animal reservation here in denmark in may of 2013!I borrowed the 300mm f2.8 for 5 days and dang it nearly broke my crappy back from carrying it from 7 in the morning till 17 pm!amazing piece of glass but not fun to carry around with it strapped to a heavy Manfrotto tripod!
Great review - thanks for sharing!
a bit of me died when you dangled the d500 from the flip out screen.
+thongsaysno Me too... I actually gasped.
Thought I’m alone lol 😂
What is worse is how these arrogant, smug, reviewers wander around hand-holding a new expensive camera with no straps attached, or anything to stop it hitting the ground if they drop it.
tamron 85 1.8 when??
+E3Zombie All of their sp primes need like a proper review, Chris & Jordan please!
Comparison needed with D7100 and D750/810.
+achinthya prem D500 blow them away. Sir !
This D500 soon to be a legend camera, just like Nikon did with D700 and D3 years ago
Fantastic and thorough review. I absolutely LOVE my 300mm f/4 PF VR, I'm surprised it's not more popular. One of my favorite telephoto lenses; it's sharp and incredibly small and great for handling. This thing makes images just as sharp as the 300mm f/2.8 VRII, awesome little lens for outdoor sports and wildlife!
SLR are old technology. cos before that camera were range finder. where you see at one hole and take picture from another hole. So you got parallax error. To correct that SLR was born. Now the new system is mirrorless. where you can completely eliminate mirror slap vibration. If you stuck with SLR lenses than you are sure to buy another SLR camera.
The nikon 17-55 yes it's been around for a while but why change perfection, this lens is built like a tank and is extremely sharp.
James Melito: Yes....I also have a 17-55mm and its my "carry everywhere" lens. As you said, its built like a tank and the picture quality is superb.
Why do D750 and D500 cost the same? Here is why...I’m not choosing one camera over another but I would like to explain why you may want the D500 over the D750:
1. The D500 is built little better. (More magnesium and weather sealing, [not positive about WS])-Very important to me. Built more like a pro camera.
2. Some people say the ISO and dynamic rang are better on the D500. If not it is so close it’s not even worth comparing.
3. D500 has much larger buffer
4. D500 10 fps D750 6.5 fps
5. D500 better auto focus system, same as D5 D500 = 25. 72, 153 D750 = 9, 21, 51
6. D500 supports radio signal flash trigger system (another very big advantage)
7.D500 has faster shutter speed *1/8000* v/s D750 *1/4000* (this is very big advantage also)
8. D500 SD + XQD compatible
9. D500 has pro button layout. Some people say “so what?” but I had the D300 and once you get used to it, it is really nice. Those people probably aren’t pros.
10. D500 is only DSLR that shoots 4K
11. D500 has higher resolution monitor - twice as good
12. D500 More battery options EN-EL 18 or 15
13. D500 has more movie playback options
14. D500 viewfinder is 1.0x v/s D750 .7x
15. D500 has touch screen
16. 4mp difference is no difference
17. Sigma makes 18-35 1.8, 50-100 1.8, to get full frame like bokeh on D500
18. D500 has bluetooth *and* WiFi
Feel free to add to this list, I can’t think of anything else. To me the D500 should probably cast more. Don’t tell Nikon though!
+Russell Stubbs the d500 has an expeed 5 processor compared to the expeed 4 processor....
d500 has no AA filter
D500 has longer reach as a crop sensor. Perfect for sports and birding. AF points cover nearly entire screen.
+Russell Stubbs Lots of good reasons to buy it if you were looking to upgrade now and they cost the same. However, in Canada the D500 is nearly 3k while I got a new D750 for $2000 months ago. Unfortunately they're not at all in the same price range, but another advantage for the D500 is most lenses cost a lot less than their FF equivalent.
iSOBigD - Sorry to hear that. If the D500 where 3 grand I would buy the D750 too or if I had 3000 I would buy the D810.
This is a game changer!
DOn't ever F&*lk with D500. Makes the A9 look like a toy.
This is the least enthusiastic review of the D500 I've seen so far
Should i buy Sony A7Rii or Nikon D500?
I m confused between two totally different camera please help me taking firm decision.
The shutter is not flappling, it normally caused by VR on tele lens snapping back after a picture is taken.
@chris honestly I've always thought your photography in these videos has always been amazing but lately every time you guys make a new video your photography jumps leaps and bounds! keep it up!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate the compliment!
Chris@TCSTV
+chris not a problem, looking forward to the next video as always!
PENTAX K-1 REVIEW!!!!
Thanks for more useful information. You're good at providing that.
When did you realize there is bird shit on the Paradise Valley sign?
These reviews are really top-notch. I enjoy watching Chris on camera, very clear and easy to listen too. The video quality is great too. I have zero interest in video, but love listening to Jordan talk video features. Keep it up guys!
Chris could you please add PENTAX cameras to this comparison ?
The K-3 II & K-1 particularly..
Thanks!
Love your reviews! However, as a D5 owner I can tell you that the AF Auto Fine Tune is wildly inconsistent and should really just be used as a general guide when you do more in depth calibration later. On a tripod, same target, broad daylight, I was getting ranges from -3 to +20. It was better with primes, but with zooms (even at the same focal length) it's practically useless.
Nice review, but seems a bit rushed and incomplete.. Hope for a nice follow-up with more information and tests worthy of a high priced flagship camera. Maybe others can reply and add comment on what they like to see in the follow-up? for me I would like to see 1) comparisons at ISO 12800 with D810 and D750,D7200,7DM2,A6300 2) 200-500, 300PF wildlife sport, 3) 50-100, Portrait 4) Lowlight Machine gun mode :-) 5) ISO100 vs D7200,D810,D5,D4S, 6)"SlapBitch" :-) 7) usage with 16-80 vs 18-140 8) others ?
D500 + 300mm f4 pf is an amazing fast moving wildlife package. Especially with how far you can push that cameras ISO and maintain fast Shutter despite the aperture
A question 4 u is it limited 2 record more than 30 minutes in total or is it limited to record 30 minutes at a time ? 4 example i wanted 2 record 3 hours of footage how will i have to do it ????
It's 30 minutes at a time.
but the Pentax K1?
+Lorenzo Tds Shooting it in a couple days, don't worry!
Jordan @ TCSTV
Grazie!
Pentax cameras are ugly. Just saying.
+TheCameraStoreTV Fantastic. Looking forward to it.
+crxracer805 poor man..
so this whole vid was filmed on the d500???n :o
Great work guys, this is the best D500 review I have seen!
the D500 APS-c sensor may have almost catch up with Full frame...but when that same tech is applied to FF the gap will be 1 stop again
Is Nikon D500 still relevant in 2019?
no the D40 is relevant...what a stupid comment/question..
t4neem YES!!!!!! I have one and it is definitely relevant in 2027!!
nikon is pushing 16-80 zoom kit with D500, but at $1100 US, it seems like a very expensive glorified kit lens, i can't find any of the elite D500 reviews addressing this zoom kit, fyi i had a horrible experience with 18-140 kit zoom with D7000, D7000 has served me well but 18-140 imo absolutely horrible lens
D750 or D500 for video and travel photography?
video get the a6300
Fantastic camera
Both Nikon and Canon do not take their APS-C bodies seriously. That´s why they do not provide high end lenses for the format. The D 500 is a niche product for dedicated wildlife and sports shooters who desperately want the crop factor to enlarge their focal length.
That's just a beautiful uzzi of a camera 😍😍😍😍 I'm definitely going to buy it.. even if it takes me 10yrs to save the cash 😂 sorry I'm poor
The high iso is very good but it's not as close to the D750 as you claimed.
+district5rookie It's actually BETTER than the D750 in extreme low light.
how does it stack up to samsung nx1
Great review guys! I'm a sony user long time ago and d500 the first camera which make me want to change system.
wow the 300mm F4 PF really is compact!
+DirectTech22 It's an awesome lens, the image quality is up there with the 300 2.8 VRII and in some ways it's better (absolutely zero CA!). The small size is amazing for long days of shooting.
+Michael Foley The 300mm F4 D AF-S is in my shopping list though, i just cannot possibly afford the new VR version since I'm just a high school student. Can't wait to get it!
DirectTech22 The 300 f/4D is still an awesome lens, great optics for the money. I found the extra money totally worth it for the VR, smaller size and better focusing, but the D version is absolutely awesome for the money.
And a 500 f5.6 PF is coming next
Tony Northrup said something a bit different, hurr-durr! JK, awesome review, as usual.
Always wanted a nikon D500 eversince I got into photography with my dad's D80 and a W100 (but i sold this since I couldn't tinker the way I wanted). I hadn't thought about cameras in quite some time cause I would have to save my allowance money for too long, which I would have probably started working at that point, so I just forgot about it at some point.
Recently I got the opportunity to recieve a reward from my college (which was quite the surprise for me) and I've been looking into cameras again.
First I took a look at Sony RX100 3 4, 5 or 5A, because I thought the portability would be much better for me. But one of the things I liked about taking photos was the bokeh, so I took a look at the Sony a6000 then Fuji XT30, XT3, then I suddenly remembered the D500, it's a little cheaper than the XT3 (which makes sense since it is older).
So this would be the pinnacle of APS-C DSLR, buut, then I remembered I wanted to do Video aswell, so maybe if I got more money then I'd probably get this sometime else.
Great review Chris. Thanks for the image samples too. The low light performance is really impressive as is the sharpness. Already have a 750 which I really like and a 7100 but will be purchasing another Nikon soon. Not sure if there is a new 810 update which will have similar performance with a larger FF sensor. Regardless, for 2 grand US, it's a hell of a camera and using FF lenses works just fine. I saw some images shot with a Nikon 20 1.8 and they were amazing. Thanks again for the review.
What ISO number is better on D500 than on the D750? It seems that above ISO 3200 on D500 is ALOT of ISO noise in compare of D750.
Excellent review ! I have a D7000, and I don't know if I should upgrade to a D750 or a D500. Is the D750 a good camera for video too ? Besides the 4K argument, what would I be missing video-wise compared to the D500 ? This is a tough one for me !!
+mistervannes I'm in the same boat with my D7000 wanting to upgrade. I really wish the D750 shot 4K, I almost want to wait for a D820 or D760 with better video capability.
Please make a Sony a6300 vs Nikon D500 video.
Can the screen tilt or flip for vlogging and selfies
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Wish I could afford a nice camera but they are just too expensive. I want to make youtube vlogs.
Excellent review. This is the one I've been waiting for.
P.S. Nice kitchen! :)
Would you recommend the D500 body over the D7500? I have the D7500 body bought it sight unseen, but it doesn't feel the same as the D7200? Probably need to save up doe a D500 or a D750!
I wonder which camera I should buy. Nikon D750 or the D500. I mainly click bands, and you know how the lights are at such places...
Hi , I own D800 camera I guess there is some focus issue , Iam bit confuse between D810 and D750 , I'm hobbyist and not pro, pls help , which body to go with.
No reviewers ever detailed everything about camera like Christ ! He nailed it .
Keep it up man ! I am your viewer for a year now .
Based on your reviews...i have to buy a d7200..d750...d850..d5..d500...d6...z7...z9.......i will start saving....🙃
If i want to do Landscape, animals and macro. Is the D500 good or should i go for more mega pixels like a Sony a7R II ? Please help i am at war with my self about this desicion.
Great video, as usual. However, you said that, 17-55mm is "old". what do you mean by that, because being "old" does not necessarily mean that it is inferior to newer ones (especially when it comes to lenses).
beschken: It may be "old" but its a great general-purpose lens (I've got one). You can usually get them cheap because of it's age.
Philip Fletcher I also have one. it has very fast and silent autofocus, is built like a tank and renders beautifully. thats why I asked the reviewer this question :)
The AF-fine tune function is a small step in the right direction but it's still sloppy by Nikon. What about varying subject distances? That changes the optimal value for fine tune. It should be able to store a close, mid and far value for primes which believe me will be different, and for zooms settings for each focal length. With the computer power on these camera's these days and software ability anything less is just lazy. One value for each lens? This is 2016, time to step it up Nikon...
If the 80D had 4K it would also be a $2,000 camera, and everyone would be bitching about the price.
The gap between your gear reviews and the others available on TH-cam just keeps getting wider.
This is a great body for stills and the micro adjust feature is pretty genius. The video from it is pretty lackluster and the VR feature is just terrible.
Great review on this new camera, thanks guys!
You made an oops. Nikon's focusing direction is fine. Everybody else is backwards.
Does the D500 have the crop mode like the D7100 and D7200 ?
+terry breedlove
No,
There is no point here either.
The camera is fast enough to handle those 20mp files.
And the focus points are already spread out till the edges.
The D7100/7200 had a crop mode to boost the framerate increase buffer and get better AF point coverage. While still having enough pixels to work with.
The D500 doesn't need that compromise.
+1barnet1 Thank you
+terry breedlove Yes it does have the additional 1.3. Also as noted in this and other reviews the 4k Vid is 1.5 crop off a DX.
see the photos you can take with this camera on my dolphin and whale page! th-cam.com/play/PLA45fxBGe8QSDQ4JVN0fmiYdYWdtDLBAa.html. Comment on your favorite photo!
Why oh why did they have to make the two card slot format different, at least make it two models like the D5.
Sony lenses zoom the same direction as Nikon but they're focus ring is not?
Bought it for my wife to replace my aging D300. WE love it. I have the D750 and love that too.
Thanks for reminding me that the D500 has the auto AF calibration. I need to get right on that with her Sigma 150-500 .
You shall not use a DSLR camera to make videos.
After all, you wouldn't use a spoon to cut your steak.
Could you guys review the Nikon 200-500, as Nikon now have a relative competitor in Canon world? Like 7dII 100-400 vs D500 200-500 would be awesome.
not another dx camera ,, get a d810 .fed up with crap quality dx lenses theyre thrown together , depth perception is naff
Why buy a still-based camera for video work, and at half-a-kidney price at that?
Nikon is pronounced as 'neekon'.
What about for weddings? What would you recommend, the D750 or the D500? And compared to the new Sony A6500, how do they compare? Thanks
I have D850 , i am thinking of either buying the grip to make it 9fps, or buy a d500 and have 10 fps and a back up camera , what do you think is better choice?
At 321 miles Calgary should be 3 miles below the horizon if the earth was a ball...
Okay I just watched this again and you did mention its one of the best focus systems on the market. So I was wrong about the previous comment. I will say one thing however... don.t spend $2000 on a pro body like this one that is fully weather sealed and built like a tank then leave off the hot shoe cover that comes with the camera. Water will enter straight into that electronic interface. Leave the hot shoe cover on when ever you do not have something else mounted on it. You completely defeat the weather sealing carrying your camera with the hot shoe exposed like it is in this video.
Love my D500. If the D5 Is Godzilla, then the D500 is the son of Godzilla. awesome low light, lightning fast, started 4 year ago with a D3100..then D7000....then D7100. This is THE DX camera.....
I'm leaning toward the D500 for myself and the D7200 for my wife, what 3 or 4 lens do you recommend. Here is what we are thinking about Nikon zoom 17-55 f2.8 DX G ED, Nikon zoom 200-500 f5.6 ED AR, Nikon zoom 24-70 f2.8 G and the Tokina AT-X PRO D 100 f2.8 macro.
Wish I had this camera for this year's Memorial Day air show! Next year.
Nikon basically did what a lot people wanted Panasonic to do.
Put a 20+MP APS-C - how about naming it Super4/3 for a Super35-sized sensor? - and using a 2x crop for normal Micro4/3 lenses but starting a new line up for APS-C sensor "Super4/3" cameras. If the LS300 has proven the Micro4/3 mount can take APS-C lenses and a Super 35 sensor, it could be a next step - like Sony did, started with APS-C and moved up to FF, except Micro4/3 has plenty of lenses.
Sure, Panasonic doesn't seem to have balls to do that, heck, they don't seem to be even considering lowering the MP count to build upon GH4's biggest knock - noise and low light. But they could at least do it for a FS5 competitor, a Panasonic version of the LS300, Panasonic can't deny that it does make sense if it's for video.
Although I don't get why can't Panasonic use the GH like Sony does with the A7s and use the GX like they do with the A7r. Panasonic already stepped up the GX line up with weather sealing and a bigger body, this way the GH doesn't need to fill photography needs of more MP, most people buy the GH for video anyway. That way, GX=higher MP count and GH=just enough for 4K without extra crop, maybe even 4K for 1.86x crop of the GH1/2.
I know Panasonic doesn't have the same firepower as Sony and using, developing or buying different sensors means extra cost when compared to a single sensor for the whole line up basically, but if you are not bold enough in situations like that how do you expect to fight back. GH5 rumors about more MP rather than less makes me wonder if the GH5 will have at least 1 stop improvement in low light and OVERALL less noise.
WOW. Finally, an ISO for ISO comparison between the D500 and D750. I shoot low light action mainly roller derby and I'm consistently hang around 4000-6400 ISO. The D500 is amazing and keeps increasing the distance between Nikon and Canon bodies. As a D750 owner I'm happy the FF edges out the D500 in low light image quality. Not to take anything away from the D500 because that means it's most likely better than D810, 5DM3 etc..... Talking low light here. As with one of your other comments previously... The new technology really opens the door for what we can expect for a D810 and D750 successor....
Thank you TCS your reviews are awesome.
did sony do some form of auto AF calibration on the Sony A77 ???
No fast recall modes for different camera setting; the D500 still
uses Nikon's awful settings banks that take too long to select and don't
recall all we need, like AF settings, anyway. The D7200, D610 and D750 are much better here.
● No built-in flash.
● No GPS.
● No auto brightness control for the LCD.
● No lock on power switch; easy to knock on or off by accident and miss shots.
● Only 20.5 MP (5,568 x 3,712 pixels native); even a D3200 has slightly higher resolution.
● Still no sane replacement of Nikon's idiotic Custom Settings
Banks.
Does anyone know what's the crop factor for a 16-80mm 2.8 on a D500 recording 4K?
Good review.......would have like to see how it meshed with the (mentioned) Nikor 200-500mm lens, this camera is all (mostly) about out and out sports/nature, bird/sportsters were "hanging" on the results of this pair!........and it dropped off the board..........sharpness??.....AF? .....perhaps a separate review of the Nikor 200-500mm? For some reason no-one has reviewed the lens yet....go figure!
just wondering, on nikon d500 body would you consider the nikon 24-120 f4G ED VR or the nikon 17-55 f2.8G IF ED ? Are those mm on wide and telephoto good to have ? Maybe is better to consider a smaller focal range and buy a 2nd lens ? What can you recommend ?
Cheers !
Guys, I'm in the market for a new camera now and my shortlist is the D500 and the Fuji X-T2. I shoot studio portraits, landscapes and sports. Which camera would you recommend,? Seeing as both are now about 18 months old, is there another option I should be looking at? Alternatively, should I wait and see what the Canon 7dmk3 or Nikon D760 will be like when they reportedly arrive in the first half of 2018?
D500 too late in the game for me as I already sold all my DX lenses (17-55, Toki 11-16 etc..). Got tired of waiting and just jumped straight to D810. Couldn't be happier! Still thinking of getting the D750 as my 2nd body ;)
I still wonder, which one will be better? Nikon d500 or nikon d7200+Sony a6300+zoom h5? As in our region, the combo costs same as one nikon d500. I wanna use it for landscape, concert, timelapse, documentary and occasionally birds and wildlife.
Great review Chris & Jordan. You mentioned the Sigma 50-100 f/1.8 Art Lens, are you planning to review that soon? Hopefully on Canon's 7DII & 80D as well as the Nikon's D500 &D7200.
I'd really like to hear/see a current pick or range of picks for videography from you guys (well obviously not Chris :P ), I'm currently looking to get a camera to build a shooting and editing portfolio and picking a dslr/mirrorless camera that can do great high quality (1080p 60p+) video in a .. lets vaguely say prosumer budget is proving very exhausting and well..picky..
btw while ive picked up a good bit from watching your videos..in terms of what i imagine alot of your viewers are..im pretty newb ish..my knowledge has largely been in editing, and im picking up shooting so i can build my portfolio quicker
I'm about to get this camera but I'm really stuck with the glass (16-80 kit) Dom loves it, angry photographer says it sucks and it's better to get the (17-55 2.8) can anyone help?
Talking about how close the sensor is, with regard to low light performance, on this APS-C sensor camera vs the D750 it's probably also worth mentioning that for the cost of just a D500 you can almost buy a D750 with it's 24-120 F4 kit lens ....
+exit159 Sorry, I typed this before the end of the video where you say the same thing :D
The Nikon D7200 is the little brother to the Nikon D500 and is a wonderful camera. Of course the D500 is Nikon APS-C flagship camera now and from this video here and others like it, there is not much difference in the low-light photography area when it comes to a high-performance APS-C camera like the D500 and a full-frame camera. At the end of the day, it just boils down to what type of photography that you want to do.
Saw your little easter egg gem at 8:00min on the D500 about AF lens calibration using the AF & Live View Record button (in live mode) for fine-tuning different lens on this body. Great! Where and how did you discover this? Not in the manual? Thanks for this video!